Literature
- T. Voerman, Van Heemstra, genealogische aantekeningen betreffende het geslacht van Heemstra tot het eind der 19e eeuw, Amsterdam: 1989. (in Dutch).
- Nederlands Adelsboek, jaargang 84 (Den Haag, 1994). (in Dutch)
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